Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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